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| Name | KELLY – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st Bengal European Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion Bombay Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 144 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | c 1849 / 20 years / Liverpool Lancashire England Cabinet Maker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Fair / Injury to right foot |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 2 years 5 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private Gunner / 18 June 1851 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Wicklow Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1851 Carlow 1852 2nd Manchester 1855 Lancashire Artillery Militia 1856 2nd Liverpool 1857 Carlow 1858 Lancashire Artillery militia 1860 Carlow 1860 Liverpool 1861 Wales 1861 Bristol 1861 Trowbridge 1861 Bristol 1862-1895 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1832 Wicklow Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Sarah Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Daughter (unknown name) as per Death Notice |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | P91 North Fremantle 1 acre Perth Road (Stirling Highway) to railway Assigned 11th November 1883 Title Application 11th November 1883 Granted 5th August 1884 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian 7th February 1895 (Death Notice) The West Australian 23rd September 1903 (Sarah Kelly Funeral Notice) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th February 1895 at Barracks Perth 5th February 1895 East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 22nd September 1903 Barracks St George’s Terrace Perth Western Australia 23rd September 1903 Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due injury caused to ‘ injury to right foot while on the line of march by a gun accidentally going over it’. Returned to UK from India on the Earl Hardwick June 1851 |